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Australia Inflation Rate (CPI)

Australia Inflation Rate (CPI) 25 July 2018

Australia Inflation Rate (CPI) 25 July 2018: 2.1% for Q2 2018, below the 2.2% forecast and up from 1.9% in Q1 2018. It is the highest reading since Q1 2017. It is the seventh release in a row below the forecast. Printed 2.1%, inside the 2–3% target band. It was released on Wed 25 Jul 2018 at 01:30 UTC.

These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.

Actual
2.1%
Q2 2018
Forecast
2.2%
The market consensus
Previous
1.9%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Below the forecast: A downside surprise can weaken the Australian dollar by bringing rate cuts closer, particularly if inflation is moving sustainably toward target.

Australia Inflation Rate (CPI) 25 July 2018: 2.1% for Q2 2018 against a 2.2% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
25 Jul 2018Q22.1%2.2%1.9%
24 Apr 2018Q11.9%2%1.9%
31 Jan 2018Q41.9%2%1.8%
25 Oct 2017Q31.8%2%1.9%
26 Jul 2017Q21.9%2.2%2.1%
26 Apr 2017Q12.1%2.2%1.5%
25 Jan 2017Q41.5%1.6%1.3%
26 Oct 2016Q31.3%1.1%1%
27 Jul 2016Q21.0%1.1%1.3%
27 Apr 2016Q11.3%1.8%1.7%
27 Jan 2016Q41.7%1.6%1.5%
28 Oct 2015Q31.5%1.7%1.5%
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